Chapter 12
Night fell, and I returned to the hotel.
I took a shower, jumped onto the bed, and ordered pizza. I cracked open a Coke I'd bought earlier and chilled in the fridge, living the high life.
Snacks, soda, health, videos, and games—isn't that the recipe for perfect happiness? Though it feels weird coming from me, chasing get-rich-quick dreams... And here I am, talking about health after eating nothing but pizza since coming to Gunma...
Stretching the pizza cheese as I check my messages.
My bro sent something formal like, "Hideo, the autumn Tenno Sho season is here," so I left it on read for now.
My stupid little sister sent, "You're not coming back, right? I'm turning your room into storage, okay?" Ouch, sis...
To protect my room, I sent her a bribe—1,000 yen via Pay with a note, "Here's some money." What a kind big brother.
Reply: "Too little!"
I wanna cry.
When did my little sister turn out like this?
Reply: "Fine, I won't turn it into storage. Probation period: 10 days."
Probably means she'll wait 10 days. Misusing legal terms just shows how dumb she is.
I replied, "Just use bro's room."
My old man sent a photo of a loan agreement.
Legally binding. The silent pressure is real.
I transferred 200,000 yen to pay off my debt.
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Dungeon Bank Account Balance: 156,069 yen
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Reply: "Stamp."
A penguin stamp saying "Good." My old man's favorite.
Reply: "Going well!(^^)!"
Huh, weird—he's actually worried about me for once?
Reply: "Will you clear 1.03 mil? ( ^)o(^ )"
Never mind, he's just worried about taxes.
Thanks for everything so far.
"I'm off the dependency list."
Reply: "Got it ( ^^) _U~~"
""If you can feed yourself, that's fine (*^▽^*)" (Penguin stamp)"
Kinda hits me right in the feels.
My old man's gruff, bald, fat, his emoticons are annoying, and he spends every weekend at Kaikatsu Club. But looking back, he raised me well. Thanks, old—
Reply: "Worst case, I'm leaving your brother to you (*´ω｀*)"
"Stamp (Penguin)"
No way.
Take responsibility for your own kid till the end.
After the heartwarming family chat, I soaked in the bath to relax, watched videos, and passed out.
Next morning.
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★Daily Mission★
Keep up the steady effort!
'Probability Time: Coin'
Toss 10 heads in a row 0/10
Consecutive days: Day 12
Steady Rank: Silver (2.5x multiplier)
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A slightly unusual mission.
Ten times, huh? Might finish quick.
I started tossing a 500-yen coin.
Once, twice—heads both times.
Easy! ...Or so I thought for a second.
The real hell began here.
──Two hours later
Not done.
Bad. Really bad.
Two hours of tossing while watching videos, zero progress.
So this is the wall of probability.
Looked it up—apparently, I'm fighting a 0.097% chance.
"......"
Only silence fits.
I've scraped by on dailies, but this seems impossible...
"......Might as well try."
I braced for a long battle.
I played unwatched spring anime and kept tossing.
──Ten hours later
STILL NOT DONE!!!!!!!!
IMPOSSIBLE!!!!!!!!
"Maybe it's hopeless......"
I clutched my head and collapsed on the bed.
My daily streak might end here.
This is the kind of daily you give up on sight.
It's seriously trying to reset my streak.
The mission designer probably thought, "Probability-based dailies sound fun! Let's make it 10 in a row!"
Is there any cheat?
I dove into the digital sea like a modern kid and searched.
Found out there's a trick to control coin flips.
"Got it! Use a double-headed coin! Genius!"
Tried it 10 times.
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★Daily Mission★
Keep up the steady effort!
'Probability Time: Coin'
Toss 10 heads in a row 0/10
Consecutive days: Day 12
Steady Rank: Silver (2.5x multiplier)
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Didn't work.
Who came up with this weak cheat?
Next, I tried a magician's trick.
Catch the coin with the desired face up mid-spin?
Can I even do that?
"Ah."
I see it.
If I focus, I can see it.
My bro once said:
"Watch this, Hideo—this is a pro's timing."
My bro could stop slot machines mid-spin on the symbol he wanted. At first, it blew my mind, but apparently, most slot addicts can do it.
"Heh, so lend me 20k! Just 20k!"
I punched his smug face after refusing. Good times.
"This world has unbelievable techniques... and I know them."
A web article said, "Memorize the spin count, and you won't even need to look." Sounds fake, but it's probably true.
I strained my eyes, chose heads on the coin, dropped it onto the back of my hand, and pressed down from above.
Even so, it still properly counted for the Daily.
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★Daily Mission★
Keep at it steadily every day!
'Probability Time: Coin'
Get heads 10 times in a row with a coin toss 5/10
Consecutive days: Day 12
Steady Rank: Silver 2.5x multiplier
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Alright, I've made it this far!
I mess up a lot, but being able to intentionally choose heads makes the difficulty completely different.
Since 500-yen coins are hard to see, I colored one side black with a marker.
Man, I'm so smart~!
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★Daily Mission★
Keep at it steadily every day!
'Probability Time: Coin'
Get heads 10 times in a row with a coin toss 0/10
Consecutive days: Day 12
Steady Rank: Silver 2.5x multiplier
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What the hell!
Is that some kind of cheating detection?!
Seems I got caught by Silent Regulation.
Daily-kun is pretty strict about coin tampering, huh.
──10:00 PM
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★Daily Mission★
Keep at it steadily every day!
'Probability Time: Coin'
Get heads 10 times in a row with a coin toss 10/10
★Today's Daily Mission Completed!★
Reward: Wisdom of the Ancients B ×2 (50,000 EXP)
EXP: 5,000
Skill Nutrient C ×2 (10,000 Skill EXP)
Consecutive days: Day 13
Steady Rank: Silver 2.5x multiplier
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Aaaah, I diiiid iiiit!
This Daily is crazy.
In the end, I mastered distinguishing heads and tails—in a way, I "cleared it through skill."
If I'd relied on probability alone, it would've taken more than a day for sure.
Since leveling up improved my reflexes, eyesight, and biological functions, even an amateur like me managed somehow...
But I'd better practice this properly.
I'll die if this Daily comes around again.
And if they pull an "Excalibur 2" or something next time, I'm probably screwed.
From that day on, I carried coins everywhere and practiced landing them on my chosen side at will.
By the way, I used both Wisdom of the Ancients B×2 right away and leveled up immediately.
I can't live without leveling up anymore.
If I go 24 hours without leveling up, withdrawal symptoms start kicking in.
"Heheh, level up, leveeeel up, uheheh"
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Akagi Hideo
Level 65
HP 1905/1905
MP 400/400
Skills
'Finger Snap Lv3'
Equipment
'Blue Blood'
'Proof of the Chosen One'
'Secret Map'
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I kinda wanna go to the dungeon tomorrow (dead eyes)